Everything from Southern Europe

This category contains all Sandalsand’s articles from countries in Southern Europe. You will find an introduction to this region under the Destinations menu.

Nature: 9 Fascinating Beaches

Abstracts, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Cuba, France, Norway, Philippines, Thailand

I bet you know many beaches. This article is about my selection 9 fascinating beaches. With about 70% percent of the Earth covered by water, there...

Nature: 7 Active Volcanoes

Abstracts, Chile, Ecuador, Greece, Italy, Japan, Philippines

Here are 7 active volcanoes. Have you seen them? All through the history of mankind fire has fascinated, terrified and calmed us all, and we have...

12 more European city breaks

Abstracts, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom

This is a list of 12 more European city breaks. It continues the previous list of 10 European city breaks. The list is purely alphabetical, and you...

Nature: 6 Great highlands

Abstracts, Bolivia, China, Mongolia, Norway, Peru, Portugal, United Kingdom

Some mountain plateaus or plains are more adventurous than the average. My examples of 6 great highlands are from different parts of the world....

Portugal - Lisboa - Alfama - Largo Das Portas Do Sol

10 European city breaks

Abstracts, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

This is a list of 10 European city breaks. City breaks or city escapes have become increasingly popular and there are many possible destinations. If...

Nature: 8 Amazing Mountain Views

Abstracts, Austria, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Italy, Myanmar, Norway

Have you been to these 8 amazing mountain views? If you take nature as the basis and exclude skyscrapers, constructed “skywalks” and...

Rogaland - Forsand - Lysefjorden - Preikestolen

Nature: 8 Dramatic Cliffs

Abstracts, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom

Here you will find 8 dramatic cliffs. Steep mountain slopes hitting the waves on a coastline are always dramatic, especially in rough weather....

Nature: 10 Great Caves

Abstracts, China, Cuba, Cyprus, France, Greece, Laos, Norway, Philippines, Türkiye, United Kingdom

A cave is a hollow place in the ground, often very deep but also quite small like a grotto. Here is a nice selection av 10 great caves. This...

Iron Wheels (1) Exciting train journeys

Abstracts, Bolivia, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Italy, Mongolia, Myanmar, Norway Places, Peru, Russia

This is an introduction to exciting train journeys. I have registered my travels on a world map and the distance travelled on trains has been...

Portugal - Porto - Gaia - Rio Douro (Ribeira)

Porto and the Douro Valley

2010's, Portugal, Southern Europe, Travelogue

A calm forest retreat and two more amazing World Heritage Sites in Northern Portugal are the ingredients in this last chapter from our road trip,...

Pictures from Portugal

1990's, 2010's, Photo Galleries, Portugal, Southern Europe

This is a collection of pictures from Portugal, the result of trips to different parts of the country over several years. If you look up my articles...

Portugal - Rio Douro - Quinta da Pacheca

VIDEO – Portugal – Douro

Portugal, Southern Europe, Videos

This video from the Douro region takes you from the city of Porto upriver to the beautiful and famous terraced vineyards. "Alto Douro Wine Region"...

World Heritage #1046 – Alto Douro Wine Region

2010's, Portugal, Southern Europe, World Heritage Sites

On either side of the Douro river, and in the side valleys they have been constructing terraces for centuries. The UNESCO World Heritage List...

VIDEO – Portugal – Porto

Portugal, Southern Europe, Videos

This video is from Porto, or Oporto as it used to be called in English. The city has the unmistakable atmosphere of an historically important city....

World heritage sites in central Portugal

2010's, Portugal, Southern Europe, Travelogue

On this fourth day of our road trip in Portugal we had planned on visiting five World Heritage Sites in central Portugal. Would that be possible?...

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